EL · 2020 · gov_10a_exp

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)

Greece, 2020

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
59.3%
Greece, 2020
▲ 24.3% vs 2019 (47.7%)
Analysis

In 2020, Greece's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) increased by 24.3% compared to 2019, reaching 59.3%.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 52.9%.

Greece ranks 2nd out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 8.2% (from 54.8% in 2015).

Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2020
#2 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2020
112.1%
EU-27: 52.9%
Greece timeline (last 15 years)
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